Mike Mason is the best-selling, award-winning author of The Mystery of Marriage; The Gospel According to Job; Practicing the Presence of People; and many others. He has an M.A. in English and has studied theology at Regent College. He lives in Langley, BC, Canada, with his wife, Karen, a family physician. They have one daughter, Heather, who is pursuing a career in dance and the arts . The Blue Umbrella is Mike's first novel.